These films have been meticulously fine tuned and given all new life with his remaster. The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy Ultra HD Blu-ray And wow, what a difference this upgrade makes. I still had some holiday left so why not sit my ass back down on the couch and rewatch them all once again.
I was about to spend about 15 hours rewatching them all in 4K Utra HD on our new LG OLED55CX. My precious I said as I put the first disc into my player. Essentially I was to now rewatch all three films I just sat through, but this time in glorious 4K. A review copy of Lord of the Rings in 4K had just arrived for this very review. Upon finishing the final book a package arrived at my door. From Gandalf taking on the Balrog in Khazad-dum to the arrival of the Rohirrim at the Pelennor Fields.
There’s still some parts that could be cut and tightened, I’m looking at you Return of the King, but overall they are incredible cinematic triumph. Of course I had to watch the extended versions as well because what’s an extra few hours if you’re going all in on LOTR? The films still hold up remarkably well for 1080p and being 20+ years old. Not having seen the films in a few years so I couldn’t wait to rewatch them.
